Shloka 28

मैत्रेयागमनम् — The Arrival of Maitreya and the Admonition to Duryodhana

Devanagari script

विदुर उवाच किर्मीरिस्त्वब्रवीदेनं दिष्ट्या देवैरिदं मम । उपपादितमद्येह चिरकालान्मनोगतम्‌,विदुरजी कहते हैं--राजन्‌! तब किर्मीरने युधिष्ठिससे कहा--'आज सौभाग्यवश देवताओं ने यहाँ मेरे बहुत दिनोंके मनोरथकी पूर्ति कर दी

Transliteration

vidura uvāca: kirmīris tv abravīd enaṃ diṣṭyā devair idaṃ mama | upapāditam adyeha cirakālān manogatam ||

Translation

Vidura berkata: Lalu Kirmīra menegurnya, “Dengan tuah yang baik, para dewa pada hari ini telah menjadikan di sini terlaksana hasrat yang sekian lama terpendam di hatiku.”

Word by Word

• {'vidura uvāca': 'Vidura said', 'kirmīriḥ': 'Kirmīra (a rākṣasa/demon, hostile figure)', 'tu': 'then

• indeed', 'abravīt': 'said

• spoke', 'enam': 'to him (i.e., to Yudhiṣṭhira, contextually)', 'diṣṭyā': 'by good fortune

• providentially', 'devaiḥ': 'by the gods (instrumental plural)', 'idam': 'this', 'mama': 'my', 'upapāditam': 'has been brought about

• has been accomplished/provided', 'adya': 'today', 'iha': 'here', 'cirakālāt': 'after a long time

• long-standing', 'manogatam': 'cherished in the mind

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• Kirmīra
• Devas (gods)
• Yudhiṣṭhira (implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the idea of diṣṭi (providence/fate) as a force that can bring long-held intentions to fruition; ethically, it also foreshadows how individuals may interpret ‘divine favor’ to justify harmful desires, reminding the listener to discern dharma from mere success.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vidura narrates that Kirmīra speaks to the person before him (contextually Yudhiṣṭhira), claiming that the gods have, by good fortune, arranged the fulfillment of Kirmīra’s long-cherished wish—setting the stage for Kirmīra’s hostile intent.